life
(noun) living things collectively; “the oceans are teeming with life”
liveliness, life, spirit, sprightliness
(noun) animation and energy in action or expression; “it was a heavy play and the actors tried in vain to give life to it”
life, living
(noun) the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities; “he could no longer cope with the complexities of life”
biography, life, life story, life history
(noun) an account of the series of events making up a person’s life
life
(noun) a motive for living; “pottery was his life”
life
(noun) a living person; “his heroism saved a life”
life
(noun) the organic phenomenon that distinguishes living organisms from nonliving ones; “there is no life on the moon”
life
(noun) the course of existence of an individual; the actions and events that occur in living; “he hoped for a new life in Australia”; “he wanted to live his own life without interference from others”; “get a life!” “he is trying to rebuild his life”
animation, life, living, aliveness
(noun) the condition of living or the state of being alive; “while there’s life there’s hope”; “life depends on many chemical and physical processes”
life
(noun) a characteristic state or mode of living; “social life”; “city life”; “real life”
life, lifetime, life-time, lifespan
(noun) the period during which something is functional (as between birth and death); “the battery had a short life”; “he lived a long and happy life”
life
(noun) the period between birth and the present time; “I have known him all his life”
life
(noun) the period from the present until death; “he appointed himself emperor for life”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
lives
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of live
lives
plural of life
• Elvis, Levi's, Levis, LĂ©vis, Viels, evils, slive, veils, vleis, vlies
Source: Wiktionary
Lives, n.;
Definition: pl. of Life.
Lives, a. & adv. Etym: [Orig. a genitive sing. of life.]
Definition: Alive; living; with life. [Obs.] " Any lives creature." Chaucer.
Life, n.; pl. Lives. Etym: [AS. l; akin to D. lijf body, G. leib body, MHG. l life, body, OHG. l life, Icel. l, life, body, Sw. lif, Dan. liv, and E. live, v. Live, and cf. Alive.]
1. The state of being which begins with generation, birth, or germination, and ends with death; also, the time during which this state continues; that state of an animal or plant in which all or any of its organs are capable of performing all or any of their functions; -- used of all animal and vegetable organisms.
2. Of human being: The union of the soul and body; also, the duration of their union; sometimes, the deathless quality or existence of the soul; as, man is a creature having an immortal life. She shows a body rather than a life. Shak.
3. (Philos)
Definition: The potential principle, or force, by which the organs of animals and plants are started and continued in the performance of their several and coöperative functions; the vital force, whether regarded as physical or spiritual.
4. Figuratively: The potential or animating principle, also, the period of duration, of anything that is conceived of as resembling a natural organism in structure or functions; as, the life of a state, a machine, or a book; authority is the life of government.
5. A certain way or manner of living with respect to conditions, circumstances, character, conduct, occupation, etc.; hence, human affairs; also, lives, considered collectively, as a distinct class or type; as, low life; a good or evil life; the life of Indians, or of miners. That which before us lies in daily life. Milton. By experience of life abroad in the world. Ascham. Lives of great men all remind us We can make our lives sublime. Longfellow. 'T is from high life high characters are drawn. Pope
6. Animation; spirit; vivacity; vigor; energy. No notion of life and fire in fancy and in words. Felton. That gives thy gestures grace and life. Wordsworth.
7. That which imparts or excites spirit or vigor; that upon which enjoyment or success depends; as, he was the life of the company, or of the enterprise.
8. The living or actual form, person, thing, or state; as, a picture or a description from, the life.
9. A person; a living being, usually a human being; as, many lives were sacrificed.
10. The system of animal nature; animals in general, or considered collectively. Full nature swarms with life. Thomson.
11. An essential constituent of life, esp: the blood. The words that I speak unto you . . . they are life. John vi. 63. The warm life came issuing through the wound. Pope
12. A history of the acts and events of a life; a biography; as, Johnson wrote the life of Milton.
13. Enjoyment in the right use of the powers; especially, a spiritual existence; happiness in the favor of God; heavenly felicity.
14. Something dear to one as one's existence; a darling; -- used as a term of endearment.
Note: Life forms the first part of many compounds, for the most part of obvious meaning; as, life-giving, life-sustaining, etc. Life annuity, an annuity payable during one's life.
– Life arrow, Life rocket, Life shot, an arrow, rocket, or shot, for carrying an attached line to a vessel in distress in order to save life.
– Life assurance. See Life insurance, below.
– Life buoy. See Buoy.
– Life car, a water-tight boat or box, traveling on a line from a wrecked vessel to the shore. In it person are hauled through the waves and surf.
– Life drop, a drop of vital blood. Byron.
– Life estate (Law), an estate which is held during the term of some certain person's life, but does not pass by inheritance.
– Life everlasting (Bot.), a plant with white or yellow persistent scales about the heads of the flowers, as Antennaria, and Gnaphalium; cudweed.
– Life of an execution (Law), the period when an execution is in force, or before it expires.
– Life guard. (Mil.) See under Guard.
– Life insurance, the act or system of insuring against death; a contract by which the insurer undertakes, in consideration of the payment of a premium (usually at stated periods), to pay a stipulated sum in the event of the death of the insured or of a third person in whose life the insured has an interest.
– Life interest, an estate or interest which lasts during one's life, or the life of another person, but does not pass by inheritance.
– Life land (Law), land held by lease for the term of a life or lives.
– Life line. (a) (Naut.) A line along any part of a vessel for the security of sailors. (b) A line attached to a life boat, or to any life saving apparatus, to be grasped by a person in the water.
– Life rate, rate of premium for insuring a life.
– Life rent, the rent of a life estate; rent or property to which one is entitled during one's life.
– Life school, a school for artists in which they model, paint, or draw from living models.
– Lifetable, a table showing the probability of life at different ages.
– To lose one's life, to die.
– To seek the life of, to seek to kill.
– To the life, so as closely to resemble the living person or the subject; as, the portrait was drawn to the life.
Live, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Lived; p. pr. & vb. n. Living.] Etym: [OE. liven, livien, AS. libban, lifian; akin to OS. libbian, D. leven, G. leben, OHG. lebn, Dan. leve, Sw. lefva, Icel. lifa to live, to be left, to remain, Goth. liban to live; akin to E. leave to forsake, and life, Gr. lip to anoint, smear; -- the first sense prob. was, to cleave to, stick to; hence, to remain, stay; and hence, to live.]
1. To be alive; to have life; to have, as an animal or a plant, the capacity of assimilating matter as food, and to be dependent on such assimilation for a continuance of existence; as, animals and plants that live to a great age are long in reaching maturity. Thus saith the Lord God unto these bones; Behold, I will . . . lay sinews upon you, and will bring up flesh upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and ye shall live. Ezek. xxxvii. 5, 6.
2. To pass one's time; to pass life or time in a certain manner, as to habits, conduct, or circumstances; as, to live in ease or affluence; to live happily or usefully. O death, how bitter is the remembrance of thee to a man that liveth at rest in his possessions! Ecclus. xli. 1.
3. To make one's abiding place or home; to abide; to dwell; to reside. Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years. Gen. xlvii. 28.
4. To be or continue in existence; to exist; to remain; to be permanent; to last; -- said of inanimate objects, ideas, etc. Men's evil manners live in brass; their virtues We write in water. Shak.
5. To enjoy or make the most of life; to be in a state of happiness. What greater curse could envious fortune give Than just to die when I began to live Dryden.
6. To feed; to subsist; to be nourished or supported; -- with on; as, horses live on grass and grain.
7. To have a spiritual existence; to be quickened, nourished, and actuated by divine influence or faith. The just shall live by faith. Gal. iii. ll.
8. To be maintained in life; to acquire a livelihood; to subsist; -- with on or by; as, to live on spoils. Those who live by labor. Sir W. Temple.
9. To outlast danger; to float; -- said of a ship, boat, etc.; as, no ship could live in such a storm. A strong mast that lived upon the sea. Shak. To live out, to be at service; to live away from home as a servant. [U. S.] -- To live with. (a) To dwell or to be a lodger with. (b) To cohabit with; to have intercourse with, as male with female.
Live, v. t.
1. To spend, as one's life; to pass; to maintain; to continue in, constantly or habitually; as, to live an idle or a useful life.
2. To act habitually in conformity with; to practice. To live the Gospel. Foxe. To live down, to live so as to subdue or refute; as, to live down slander.
Live, a. Etym: [Abbreviated from alive. See Alive, Life.]
1. Having life; alive; living; not dead. If one man's ox hurt another's, that he die; then they shall sell the live ox, and divide the money of it. Ex. xxi. 35.
2. Being in a state of ignition; burning; having active properties; as, a live coal; live embers. " The live ether." Thomson.
3. Full of earnestness; active; wide awake; glowing; as, a live man, or orator.
4. Vivid; bright. " The live carnation." Thomson.
5. (Engin.)
Definition: Imparting power; having motion; as, the live spindle of a lathe. Live birth, the condition of being born in such a state that acts of life are manifested after the extrusion of the whole body. Dunglison.
– Live box, a cell for holding living objects under microscopical examination. P. H. Gosse.
– Live feathers, feathers which have been plucked from the living bird, and are therefore stronger and more elastic.
– Live gang. (Sawing) See under Gang.
– Live grass (Bot.), a grass of the genus Eragrostis.
– Live load (Engin.), a suddenly applied load; a varying load; a moving load; as a moving train of cars on a bridge, or wind pressure on a roof. Live oak (Bot.), a species of oak (Quercus virens), growing in the Southern States, of great durability, and highly esteemed for ship timber. In California the Q. chrysolepis and some other species are also called live oaks.
– Live ring (Engin.), a circular train of rollers upon which a swing bridge, or turntable, rests, and which travels around a circular track when the bridge or table turns.
– Live steam , steam direct from the boiler, used for any purpose, in distinction from exhaust steam.
– Live stock, horses, cattle, and other domestic animals kept on a farm. whole body.
Live, n.
Definition: Life. [Obs.] Chaucer. On live, in life; alive. [Obs.] See Alive. Chaucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
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